S.Yusuf



My name is Shabana Yusuf. I was born in Guyana (South America) and came to America with my parents when I was 5 years old. I grew up in the Bronx, still live in the Bronx, and now I teach in the Bronx. I teach Middle School Writing at a charter school in the South Bronx. I have two co-teachers and between the four of us, we teach 10 sections/three grades/525 students. I received my BA in Creative Writing at Lehman college (also in the Bronx). Then, I completed a M.A. in History at Lehman. Now, I’m working on a MST in Teaching for Adolescent English Gen. Ed. 7-12. (When I’m not teaching, I write genre fiction and historical fiction – trying to put all my degrees to use and not just have them be a piece of paper on the wall.) In the coming year, I will be primarily teaching 7th grade ELA/Writing.